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Show THE ORIGIN OF SURNAMES Tho study as to tho origin of surnames sur-names Is moro Intricate than one who has never engaged In this diversion nitty suppose. Tho unmo of the present pres-ent President of France, Monsieur l'oincare, oppea'rs to mean "bquare fist," which could hardly need a coat-of-anns to go with It. The greater part of our lngl'sh names ending lu Weekly In his "Romance of Numes," of Anglo-Saxon origin. Among these are III owning, Bennlng, Dunning, Kip ling, Manning and Spalding. Among Anglo-Saxon sulllxes greatly changed lu spelling mid pronunciation a e (ketlo), god (good), heard (strong), hero (army), man (man), mund (pro-testlon), (pro-testlon), roed (counsel), ric (power ful), weald (ruling), wenrd (guard), wlno (friend). The name Everett Is from the Saxon Eoforheard, which also takes the form of Everard; Gunter was Gundhere. Itodmond, tho name of tho great Na-toanallst Na-toanallst leader, Is not Irish, bun is from tho Saxon naedmund; neither is the namo Parnell Irish. "Mand" and "Mund" were often interchanged, so that from Eastmund come both Eastman East-man nnd Esmond. Tho name of the tat knight, Falstaff, comes from tbo Saxon Fnstwulf, f.nd Hubert, Hubbard Hobait, Hlbbert, havo as their ancest- ( or Herebeorht (amy brlgrt), nnd ncg-enmund ncg-enmund enmo to bo Ittiymond. Tho name Cytel Is conected with tho Ket-tlo Ket-tlo or Cnuldro of Norse mythology. It survives in such names as Chettle, Kette, Chell, Kell, whenco comes the confirm the opinion that tho original Kelsoy was an Islander. Many names of common fo'k, tho plain people, have been ennobled. Prominent nmoug these Is Stowart or Stuart, which became be-came royal with Walkor, tho steward of Scotland, who marled Marjorlo Truce In 131C. It stands for stywurd where sty means pen, but Is not ncces-sailly ncces-sailly limited to pigs. "Perhaps the most Interesting group of nicknames." says Professor Week-ley, Week-ley, "Is that of which we may tako Sbakespearo us tho typo. Incidentally wo should be thankful that our greatest great-est poet bore a name so much mote plcturesquo than Cornolllo. "crow" or naclno, 'root.' As Bardley well says Jt Is Impossible to retain all tho non-senso non-senso that has been written about the namo Shakespeare never a namo In English nomenclatudo so simple or so certain In its orlglu; It Is exactly what it looks-Shakc-spoa'r." Indianapolis News, l , I , |